The Secret Diaries of Abigail Titmuss: How to play the fame game and come out on top

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Born in Newark-on-Trent in Nottinghamshire, Titmuss grew up in Ruskington, Lincolnshire; [3] both of her parents were teachers. She took her A-levels at Kesteven and Sleaford High School, where she played the clarinet. When she was 17, her parents divorced and her father moved to Argyll, Scotland. [4] Nursing [ edit ] Financially I did very well but it came at a great emotional cost. I had very low self-esteem because I didn’t understand why it had happened to me and I didn’t think I deserved any of it," she previously told The Sun.

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This book, written with a Heat journalist, is the tale of those times, trying desperately to sell the whole thing as Titmus being in control of things (ends up with poor Abi in therapy - she´s an actress in the US these days, trading under Abigail Evelyn). As a document of how the press, fame and paparazzis work, especially at the turn of the last century, this is invaluable. Then in 2006, Abi, who also dated David Walliams, suffered a breakdown and was plagued by suicidal thoughts. Before long, Abi was a favourite in men's magazines like FHM and Zoo, but she also started appearing on Television X and the Fantasy Channel. But it seems that this wasn't exactly Abi's favourite thing to do - she's since described this time in her life as "the nonsense". Abigail Evelyn Titmuss [2] (born 8 February 1976) [2] is an English actress, television personality and poker player. She is also a former glamour model and nurse. To turn it around and to really believe in myself, that’s amazing. I love the careers of Amy Adams and Meryl Streep. To follow in their footsteps would be incredible.”Abi Titmuss Bio: Age, Height, Model, Actress, Lee Sharpe's Wife". MeidiLight.com. MeidiLight. 22 October 2020 . Retrieved 24 March 2022. I did not talk to John because he was famous. But I talked to John because I fancied him and he seemed very nice to start with," she told The Sun.

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Titmuss started playing poker "seriously" around 2001. [20] In 2008, Titmuss played in "Ante Up For Africa", a charity side-event of the World Series of Poker, in Las Vegas. [21] Ladbrokes Poker started sponsoring her in 2005, when she appeared in the first Ladbrokes Poker European Ladies Championship. [22] Publications [ edit ] The Secret Diaries of Abigail Titmuss Author In 2006, Titmuss had a small role in the film Goal! 2 and in the following year appeared in the second series premiere of Rob Brydon's Annually Retentive, which aired on BBC Three; and as a character called Gezebelle in an episode of Katy Brand's Big Ass Show, a sketch comedy series for ITV2. Society is obsessed with celebrities through media. We are surrounded by the stars and their lives, but what about the human behind the headlines? Abi Titmuss was a hard working NHS nurse on 16K a year, whilst pursuing her acting dream and paying her way through drama school, when she was thrust into the spotlight. And then, in the blink of an eye, she was the nation’s favourite pin-up. From nurse, to model, to business woman, follow this unique story of how the nation’s obsession with celebrity became Abi’s obsession too. a b "England & Wales births: Abigail Evelyn Titmuss". FindMyPast. 15 March 2013 . Retrieved 15 March 2013.

It seems that Casualty role meant a lot to her, as she said at the time that it boosted her self-esteem hugely. It was time for an Abi Titmuss rebrand, in fact, as she dropped her last name and professionally became Abigail Evelyn in an attempt to break America. After taking a break from modelling, Titmuss relaunched her glamour career in 2007, this time as a brunette, with an appearance on the cover of Zoo Weekly and the sale of the official "Abi Titmuss Calendar". Titmuss graduated from City University at the teaching hospital St Bartholomew's Hospital in 1998. She completed a nursing diploma, because she "was interested in becoming a doctor, but hadn't taken A level Chemistry" [5] and became a staff nurse at London's University College Hospital.